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War in Sudan May Cause Big Problem for Pepsi, Coke

Sudan's War May Take
a Surprise Toll on Coke, Pepsi

May 7, 2023 3:55 PM CDT

Sudan's War May Take a Surprise Toll on Coke, Pepsi

Fighting threatens the supply of gum arabic, an ingredient vital for soda-makers

(Newser) - The war between two generals in Sudan is threatening to create what the UN calls a humanitarian catastrophe . But big-name manufacturers of everything from soda to chewing gum are bracing for a smaller effect: shortages of a vital ingredient called gum arabic. Rural regions in Sudan produce 70% of the...

For the 4th Time,
Pepsi Takes Aim at
Coke's Sprite

Apr 25, 2023 10:15 AM CDT

For the 4th Time, Pepsi Takes Aim at Coke's Sprite

It hopes Starry will wrest the lemon-lime soda crown away from its No. 1 rival

(Newser) - Pepsi wants a piece of Coca-Cola's lemon-lime pie with its new soft drink, Starry, which it's marketing as for "a generation of irreverent optimists." Bloomberg reports that this marks the company's fourth try at taking on Sprite's dominance. Coca-Cola's clear soda (both regular...

Coca-Cola Says New Flavor
Tastes Like Dreams

Aug 10, 2022 5:50 PM CDT

Coca-Cola Says New Flavor Tastes Like Dreams

'Dreamworld' is latest surreal creation from Creations project

(Newser) - Coca-Cola says its new limited-edition drink tastes like dreams—and it's not talking about dreams where you're drinking a regular Coke. According to Coca-Cola, the new Dreamworld flavor "bottles up the technicolor tastes and surrealism of the subconscious with an invitation to savor the magic of everyday...

Coca-Cola Is Ditching Sprite's Green Bottles

Say Goodbye to
Sprite's Green Bottles

Jul 28, 2022 6:51 AM CDT

Say Goodbye to Sprite's Green Bottles

Coca-Cola says it's switching to clear plastic to boost recycling efforts

(Newser) - Sprite's green plastic bottles will soon be a thing of the past. Coca-Cola says it's changing the packaging of Sprite and other beverages, including Fresca, to clear plastic so it can step up recycling, CNN reports. The green polyethylene terephthalate—PET—currently used in Sprite bottles can be...

There's Now an Official Jack and Coke in a Can

Your Jack and Coke
Just Got an Update

Jun 14, 2022 3:30 AM CDT

Your Jack and Coke Just Got an Update

Drink giants Jack Daniels and Coke are teaming up

(Newser) - Jack and Coke drinkers, your official can is here. Jack Daniels and Coca-Cola have teamed up to market an official cocktail combining the two beverages, which will be available for sale in Mexico late this year, NBC News reports. "Select" markets across the globe will follow next year, with...

There's a Lesson in
the Death of Honest Tea

OPINION

Jun 4, 2022 11:30 AM CDT

There's a Lesson in the Death of Honest Tea

Coca-Cola announced it's phasing out the brand it acquired a decade ago

(Newser) - Coca-Cola has sounded the death knell for Honest Tea, the brand it acquired in 2011: By the end of the year all that will remain is its Honest Kids juice-box spinoff. While some say it's the natural outcome—corporate behemoth buys mission-driven brand, ends up killing it—Rob Walker...

More Major Brands
Join Exodus Out of Russia

Mar 9, 2022 12:17 AM CST

More Major Brands Join Exodus Out of Russia

Pepsi. Coca-Cola, Starbucks, GE are suspending businesses

(Newser) - McDonald's, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and General Electric—ubiquitous global brands and symbols of US corporate might—all announced Tuesday they were temporarily suspending their business in Russia in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine. McDonald's said it will temporarily close 850 stores but keep paying its...

Coca-Cola Decides to
Tweak One of Its Recipes

Jul 20, 2021 10:56 AM CDT

Coca-Cola Decides to Tweak One of Its Recipes

Coke Zero's ingredients will stay the same, though

(Newser) - If you remember New Coke with a shudder, brace yourself: Coca-Cola is once again tweaking one of its recipes, this time that of Coke Zero. The New York Times reports the company on Tuesday said the changes would be made in pursuit of delivering "an even more iconic Coke...

Coca-Cola Runs Into Issues
With Its Make-Your-Own Label

Jun 24, 2021 2:11 AM CDT

Coca-Cola Runs Into Issues With Its Make-Your-Own Label

Though the company says it has an explanation

(Newser) - "Black Lives Matter" is not allowed but "White Lives Matter" or "Blue Lives Matter" is? No "Hitler" or "Nazi," but "I am Hitler" or "I am a Nazi" is fine? "Gay Pride" is a no-go but "White Pride" is acceptable?...

This Soda 'Did
Its Job.' Now
It's Time to Go

Oct 16, 2020 11:30 AM CDT

This Soda 'Did Its Job.' Now It's Time to Go

Coca-Cola is cutting diet drink Tab from its portfolio after nearly 60 years

(Newser) - Rarely does a company keep selling a product that barely makes a dent in sales. For decades, though, Coca-Cola kept churning out Tab, a saccharin-sweetened beverage that once ruled the diet soda category, purely for the drink's obsessive fan base, who became known as "Tabaholics"—even after...

2 More Companies
Announce Layoffs

Aug 28, 2020 1:19 PM CDT

2 More Companies Announce Layoffs

MGM Resorts and Coca-Cola join the list

(Newser) - Two more big companies announced layoffs on Friday:

MGM Resorts will lay off 18,000 people as the casino industry struggles to recover. That represents about a quarter of the company's American workforce of 68,000 before the pandemic took hold, reports the Wall Street Journal .
Coca-Cola said it

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Coke Has Awful Quarter,
but There's an Upside

Jul 21, 2020 11:05 AM CDT

Coke Has Awful Quarter, but There's an Upside

Company thinks worst of the pandemic-related losses are over

(Newser) - Coca-Cola just saw its quarterly revenue drop by the largest amount in at least three decades, reports CNBC . In normal times, a 28% plunge to $7.2 billion would be catastrophic. In pandemic times, the overall earnings report from the company is seen as "upbeat," per MarketWatch . Shares...

Here's Why Coca-Cola
Won't Ditch Plastic Bottles

Jan 22, 2020 11:43 AM CST

Here's Why Coca-Cola Won't Ditch Plastic Bottles

Soft drink behemoth says it's because of consumer demand

(Newser) - Coca-Cola apparently believes "the customer is always right"—so much so that the soft drink giant is refusing to stop producing its plastic soda bottles. The company, which the BBC notes was deemed the "most polluting brand" in a global audit of plastic waste last year, churns...

He Fell in His
Home. For
5 Days, He
Survived on
One Thing

Aug 10, 2019 10:15 AM CDT

He Fell in His Home. For 5 Days, He Survived on One Thing

Elderly man could only reach Cokes on the floor next to him

(Newser) - Some people drink Coke with their lunch, some as a midday refresher, even some for breakfast in place of warmer caffeinated beverages. For an elderly Virginia man, it was all he consumed for five days straight after a fall in his Arlington home last month, per Fox News . It was...

New Coke Is Coming Back

May 21, 2019 2:34 PM CDT

New Coke Is Coming Back

Just 500K cans of it though, thanks to 'Stranger Things'

(Newser) - New Coke was infamously unpopular , and yet something tells us the 500,000 cans Coca-Cola will soon be making available will go pretty quickly. The widely detested soda was introduced as the new version of the beloved beverage in 1985, but the original version was quickly brought back due to...

Delta, Coke Blasted
Over New Napkins

Delta, Coke Blasted Over New Napkins

Companies apologize after encouraging people to write down phone numbers for 'plane crush'

(Newser) - Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola say they were just trying to encourage a little "old school flirting." Complaining passengers had a different take: "creepy." The companies have pulled Diet Coke napkins (see them here ) that encouraged people to write down their phone number on them...

Coca-Cola's Next Frontier
Might Involve Marijuana

Sep 17, 2018 11:50 AM CDT

Coca-Cola's Next Frontier Might Involve Marijuana

Company reportedly in talks with Canadian firm over cannabis-infused drinks

(Newser) - Coca-Cola's next big line of products might revolve around a more adult beverage. Bloomberg reports that Coke is in partnership talks with a Canadian company called Aurora Cannabis, the possible outcome being health drinks infused with cannabis and marketed as remedies for ailments such as cramping and inflammation. Neither...

Trump's Tariffs
Mean Pricier Coke

Jul 26, 2018 8:21 AM CDT

Trump's Tariffs Mean Pricier Coke

Hit on aluminum imports is one factor

(Newser) - President Trump's favored Diet Cokes will be climbing in price as a result of recently imposed tariffs. Coca-Cola says it's raising prices for several reasons, including new tariffs on aluminum imports. "We had to take with our bottling partners an increase [in prices] on our sparkling beverage...

Coke's Newest Offering
Has Booze in It

Mar 7, 2018 1:13 PM CST

Coke's Newest Offering Has Booze in It

But you'll have to go to Japan to sample Chu-Hi

(Newser) - Coke: the pause that intoxicates. At least in Japan, where the Coca-Cola Co. will now offer a boozy carbonated beverage called Chu-Hi. The Telegraph reports this "alcopop" will be made up of fizzy water, flavoring, and a distilled Japanese alcohol called shochu, which Forbes has described as "the...

New Diet Coke Flavors
Bow to Millennial Whims

Jan 11, 2018 4:33 PM CST

New Diet Coke Flavors Bow to Millennial Whims

'Millennials are now thirstier than ever'

(Newser) - It appears soda-makers are getting increasingly desperate to hook young people on their product. On Wednesday, Coca-Cola announced four new flavors of Diet Coke—Twisted Mango, Feisty Cherry, Ginger Lime, and Zesty Blood Orange—expressly targeting Millennials, CNN reports. "Millennials are now thirstier than ever for adventures and new...